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OB Legal 001 (P257589)

Legal tablet excavated in Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah), dated to the Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC) period and now kept in Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Penn Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Museum Number

CBS 00024

Period

Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

Provenience

Sippar-Yahrurum (mod. Tell Abu Habbah)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Rental of the journey of the divine weapon; cf. Harris AS 16, pp. 217 ff.; 8x8x2 lines; seal impressions all over the surfaces;)

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. _kaskal {gesz}tukul_ sza# [{d}utu]
2. _iri_ e-ge-e-x-[...]-AD{ki}
3. mu-ut-ta-al-li-ik-[ti] pa#-ni-i
4. _ki_ ri-im-{d}iszkur _gudu4-abzu_
5. u3 ib-ni-{d}gibil6 e-ri-ib _e2_
6. {disz}a-ta-na-ah-i3-li2 _dumu_ sig-an-nu-ni-tum
7. u3# {d}utu-ba-ni _dumu_ ib-ni-{d}gibil6
8. [ge-er]-ra#-am a-na _[gu2]-un_
9. _[ib2-ta]-e3#-[mesz]_
10. [i-na sza-la-am ge-er-ri-szu]
reverse
1. _6(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur_ x [...]
2. sza i-na _{gesz}ban2_ {d#}[utu]
3. _1(disz) sila3_ la har-s,u2#
4. i-na _e2 {d}suen i3-ag2-e-mesz_
  single ruling
5. _igi_ ib-ni-{d}utu _gudu4-abzu_
6. _igi_ sig-an-[nu]-ni-tum _dub-sar_
  single ruling
  blank space
7. _iti bara2-za3-gar u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam_
8. _mu_ am-mi-di-ta-na _lugal-e mu gibil_ sza _egir bad3_ isz-ku-un-{d}marduk{ki}
seal 1
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ a-ta#-[na-ah-i3-li2]
seal 2
  (uninscribed, with caption:)
1. _kiszib3_ ib-ni-{d}[utu]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)
Consult word list of Old Babylonian (ca. 1900-1600 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Artifact Preservation: 75%
  • Condition Description: Tablet, bottom obv, and upper rt corner chipped
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Legal (Rental of the journey of the divine weapon; cf. Harris AS 16, pp. 217 ff.; 8x8x2 lines; seal impressions all over the surfaces;)
  • Language(s): Akkadian


  • primary: OLA 21, 1

    [vanLerberghe1986OLA21] Van Lerberghe, Karel. 1986. Old Babylonian Legal and Administrative Texts from Philadelphia. Orientalia Lovaniensia Analecta 21. Leuven: Peeters.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CBS 00024
  • Accession No.:

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Cite this Artifact
“OB Legal 001 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 1, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P257589.
OB Legal 001 artifact entry (No. P257589). (2023, February 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P257589 (Original work published 2005)
OB Legal 001 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P257589 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
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	month = {feb 1},
	title = {OB {Legal} 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P257589},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P257589},
}

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